aP Pro

Run manufacturing simulation quickly and accurately. aPriori automatically pulls features straight from the geometry of your 3D CAD files to dramatically reduce the amount of input needed to run a manufacturing simulation.

Imagine a world where you can quickly and auto matically run a product design through every possible routing in your factory to see which approach offers the most cost-efficient answer. aPriori does this in seconds.

Simulate the manufacturing process with digital factories. Use cost models and regional data libraries to parse manufacturing processes, allowable sequences, feasibility rules, material compositions, machine capabilities and much, much more.

aPriori’s Digital Factory has more than 300 automated cost models to simulate the manufacturing process as if it were taking place in the physical world. Virtually consider material hardness, the speed of the manufacturing process, the cost of the tooling, material utilization, and more to calculate cycle time and then convert that data into monetary value.

aP Pro currently leverages Regional Data Libraries to calculate product cost that includes region specific economic data (like labor rates and overhead costs) for 79 regions of the world.

Set and monitor target costs all in one place. aPriori’s design for manufacturability (DFM) and design to cost (DTC) capabilities identify cost drivers early in the design process before they are compounded with increasing levels of detail in the design model. Alter the design, and aPriori automatically updates the manufacturing cost model and compares it to the target.

Alert system users to potential manufacturability issues immediately. Then, get on-screen practical guidance on how to eliminate the design problem.Have you designed a sharp corner in a pocket? aPriori will recommend adding a fillet to the corner.

Say goodbye to scattered data points, spreadsheets, and CAD files. Access your product and manufacturability details from anywhere and know that you are leveraging a consistent set of cost models and data. Enable collaboration and keep cost methodology consistent.